The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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... relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of the temple were ninety - two metopes , each consisting of a group of two figures two - thirds life size , in the highest possible ...
... relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns externally and round all the four sides of the temple were ninety - two metopes , each consisting of a group of two figures two - thirds life size , in the highest possible ...
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Alexander Stuart Murray. relief , and full of the most beautiful workmanship . Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues , the smallest equal to life size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside ...
Alexander Stuart Murray. relief , and full of the most beautiful workmanship . Within each of the two pediments or gables was an immense group of statues , the smallest equal to life size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside ...
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... relief with no pronounced shadows except round the outer contours . In this respect we may notice a marked . difference in the frieze of the Theseum , which also was seen only from the colonnade . There the relief is as high as in the ...
... relief with no pronounced shadows except round the outer contours . In this respect we may notice a marked . difference in the frieze of the Theseum , which also was seen only from the colonnade . There the relief is as high as in the ...
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... relief should be one - third of its natural thickness was not to be thought of , still less Plato's notion that figures in relief on stelae were represented as if bisected vertically . ' The whole question was how to attain the greatest ...
... relief should be one - third of its natural thickness was not to be thought of , still less Plato's notion that figures in relief on stelae were represented as if bisected vertically . ' The whole question was how to attain the greatest ...
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... I FRAGMENT OF T. WEST PEDIMENT OF PARTHENON . FRAGMENT 3 METOPE ( 16 ) , OF SOUTH SIDE , IN BRITISH MUSEUM . PLATE IV . 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN BRITISH MUSEUM . POSEIDON AND NYMPHS . Face p . 22 . seated , moving uneasily , to the front . In.
... I FRAGMENT OF T. WEST PEDIMENT OF PARTHENON . FRAGMENT 3 METOPE ( 16 ) , OF SOUTH SIDE , IN BRITISH MUSEUM . PLATE IV . 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN BRITISH MUSEUM . POSEIDON AND NYMPHS . Face p . 22 . seated , moving uneasily , to the front . In.
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Acropolis Acropolis of Athens action Alcamenes angle Aphroditè apobates appear artistic Athenè Athenians attitude beauty birth of Athenè body British Museum Carrey's drawing carry cast Cecrops Centaur Centaurs and Lapiths central group central metopes centre chariot chariot group chiton colossal composition cows deities drapery east frieze effect Elgin Room Ergastinae figure folds fore leg front girls goddess gods gold and ivory Greek head helmet Hephaestos Hera horses Ilissos instances knee Lapith left arm left hand long sides Lord Elgin mantle marble Michaelis nearer north frieze north side nude form Olympia Olympos original in Athens Parthenon frieze Pausanias pediment of Olympia peplos Pheidias PLATE Poseidon possible present procession raised recognise represent right arm right hand scene sculptured seated seen shield shoulders Slab south metopes south side spectator temple Theseus turning round vase west frieze west pediment whole wings woman women xoanon youth Zeus at Olympia